The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1887-05-19

disorders was "a scene of more dis
graceful rOwdyism exhibited than that
shown this afternoon in Queens Park,
when crowd of Toronto Orangemen
attempted to storm the platform, and
failing in that to choke of all POSSIBLE
ity of Mr.. O'Brien being heard by
keeping up continual din, groaning,
Kissing and cries of "God save the
Queen" and "Rule, Britannia" II
was O'Clock when the crowd had
about fully collected, and then
It seemed fair estimate
at is, 900, although people kept pouring
in in such floods from all quarters after
the meeting had begun that there were
times when 10000 persons would not
be an over-estimate. Many of the
banks in the city were closed, and the
students in the University were turned
loose. Many of these, with crowds of
desperate looking roughs, whose only
glory in life seemed to be a row or
riot, were organized in compact band,
and excited little suspicion, because
they said never word until their time
came. The first demonstration came
from a solitary man at the left hand
side OF the platform, who stood upon
the stump OF tree and began groaning
at the meeting, and at those on the
platform as though his life depended on
the effort. Near him was q woman
waving green branch in her hand, and
no sooner had she seen the destroyer
Gus Orangeman than she ran the but of
the tWig down his throat, which effect
ually choked OF the diSturber, amid a
roar OF applause from the crowd and
cries of God save Ireland. A rush
was made for the woman but she was
among her friends, and surging wave
of thousands drove back her wOuId-be
assailants. At this moment Mr..
O'Br1en entered the park in carriage.
One hundred and fifty police in charge
of Lit. Col. Gassett were scattered
through the crowd or drawn up in files
on the outskirts. Sergeant Seymour
was in charge of squad of mounted
men, and when the disturbance and at
tempted breaking up of the meeting
took place, most determinedly took their
places and remained there from the
beginning to the end of both Mr..
The policemen quietly folded their
arms and said not word. In all the
disturbers did not number more than
sixty persons and many of them were
armed with sticks. Two sycamore
trees in front of the platform were
taken possession by a crowd of young
roughs who Kissed out into the faces of
of the time until few powerful men
among the Nationalist caught hold of
the trunks OF the trees and shook the
disturberS to the ground. This seemed
TO anger the Orangemen, who knocked
down one or two of the Nationalist
with blows of their clubs. They in re-
turn used their fists effectively.
Police Inspector Archibald and Deputy
Chief Stuart, who were in company with
(AnInnQI EarFnff IaH in
natured way and used no effort at all
to draw of the rowdieS who pressed
with might and main to reach the front
of the platform, but in vain. With the
exception of a couple of charges by
singles by policemen on horseback, no
attempt was made to interfere with
the rioters. The representatives of the
American newspapers who surrounded
Mr.. O'Brien on the platform were ply
ing their pencils vigorously. Pres
emily the Orangemen, by one supreme
effort, were nearly gaining their point
by displacing the Nationalist and
reaching the front of the platform,
when the Americans signaled
to the Nationalist to keep their
places. This suggestion which was
entirely in the interest of peace, be-
cause If the Orangemen reached that
spot bloody time would have ensued,
so angered some of the policemen
on the platform that they threatened
to throw them head over heels to the
ground if they attempted any such
signal again. The Orangemen set up
two stump speakers to talk at
the same time as Mr.. O'Brien.
They roared themselves hoarse
amid frantic cheers and wells
of the coterie who shouted in derision
at those on the platform, ''Pay your
rent" ''Hurrah for Landsdowne, :"
God save the Queen The first
signal to interrupt by grooming and
singing God save the Queen" was
given on the appearance of j. A. Multi
gan, president of the local branch of
the League, as chairman of the meet
ing, but he held out sturdily as did
O'Brien and Kilbride, and in the
end the following resolution was
passed amid an outburst of cheers from
the thousands and groans of dissent
from the groups of Orangemen that
this meeting of citizens of Toronto
warmly sympathiZe with the mission
of William O'Brien, NJ. p, in Canada
and take this opportunity of entering a
hearty protest against the unjust and
cruel treatment of the tenants at Lug
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